-# Ada fails to build with LTO, turn it off for now.
-BOOT_ADAFLAGS += -fno-lto
+# assumes the host supports the linker plugin
+LTO_AR = $$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/gcc-ar$(exeext) -B$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/
+LTO_RANLIB = $$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/gcc-ranlib$(exeext) -B$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/prev-gcc/
+
+LTO_EXPORTS = AR="$(LTO_AR)"; export AR; \
+ RANLIB="$(LTO_RANLIB)"; export RANLIB;
+LTO_FLAGS_TO_PASS = AR="$(LTO_AR)" RANLIB="$(LTO_RANLIB)"
+
+do-compare = $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/contrib/compare-lto $$f1 $$f2